The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-23
Washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. o., July 1S, 'SI !
Mn. EDIroR: Matters both local and
National have been quiet at tie Capitol
this past week Nothing has transpired 10
relieve the monotony of the heated spoil |
except the sadness cast over the city by
the assassination in broad day Of one OF tho
most prominent men in business and social
life at the Capitol. Joseph c. g. Kephedy,
real estate agent and Attorney for the
National Banks was murdered in cold blood
after leaving his eflice for home on the
afternoon of Thursday. The murderer
was crank just discharged the day before
from the work house, and who held an
imaginary grievance against his victim.
The instrument used was case knife
which without a moments warning and
just after the victim had deposited his
letters in the mail box was thrust with
deadly effect into the abdomen Of the aged
and esteemed citizen, and caused death in
few minutes afterwards. Mr.. Kennedy's
office has been the resort of public men
from every state in the Union for thirty
years past for both business and social
intercourse, and the death of no other citi-
zen of this community would cast gloem
over such wide expanse of territory.
Tbs Presidents departure from the city
without making an appointment OF Post
master in place of Conger whose commits
sion has expired has left the many aspirants
for the lucratiye birth in a state OF uncer-
tainty and uneasiness exceedingly enervat-
! ing and prostrating when supplemented by
the intensely hot weather we are now hav-
ing The salary is $5,0O0.00, and the half
dozen District men who have been working
To get the place are afraid that the delay is
dangerous and that it means the appoint-
lnent Of an outsider to the position. The
last three appoiutees holding the position
and dating some fifteen years have been
from the state of Michigan, and it is asserted
that the Postmaster General, and Don
Dckerson the Democratic boss of the VOL
VERNE state are pressing the claims of Elm
stein of Detroit for the place. Considerable
feeling has been worked up over the ap-
pointment and If it goes to nonresident
the relations between the President and the
people of the District will be further es
tranged than ever.
The Bell Telephone people have won
another victory in the Patent Office. The
motion of Gray the riyal claimant to allow
him to amend his old application by insert
ing the word metallic" before the WORD
diaphragm 80 as to form basis for s
claim to the metallic diaphram used in thu
telephones has been denied by the Primar,
Examiner before whom the motion va,
argued. An appeal will be taken to the
Commissioner in person and then. to th'
Secretary if necessary. The motion wa
, argued by Conl1ling in behalf of Gray an'
, by Storrow for the Bell people. The motion
, was denied on the ground that it had beer
already decided in an interference proceed
ing between the same parties and tha
Gray then Abandoned 1t. So far the Bel
people have been successful at every stag
of the case in the Patent Office.
y Prof. W. T. Hornaday, the chic
S Taxidermist of the National Museum ha
S completep his work Of mounting for tn
e. Museum olouen of the twenty six buffalo
e secured by him during his recent western
= trip. The animals range in size from al
q enormous bull measuring feet inche
t in height, whichis the largest buffalo eve
+ known to have been killed upon the praries
{ to a four months old calf less than thre
s feet in heighth. After the work of prepaI
a ing the specimens was completed, the ontir
S herd were grouped in the park adioinn
Il the Museum and large photographs take
o of it. Professor Hornaday with the corp
IS of assistants who accompanied him on th
l. hunting expedition each clothed in tn
o hunting outfit of the parties, appear sn tn
D foreground of the picture, and so lifelik
are the posture of the animals and 5
= natural their surroundings that it weul
l, be difficult to convince one that the seen
r was not in reality taken en- the praiae
i and the animals alive Instead of mounte
q specimens.
" The remainder of the twenty six spec
mems will be sent to Museums in yariou
:, countries in exchange for other exhibit
4 for the museum. The western trip allude
; to was made for the express purpose Q
o getting specimens of the Buffalo for pr,
"a servation as the race is fast disappoarin
from the plains of our country. II.
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